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‘Declaration of war’: Pacific islands blast COP26 pledges
3 years ago

‘Declaration of war’: Pacific islands blast COP26 pledges

Al Jazeera  

Nations most vulnerable to climate change say rich world must step up, meet goal to limit temperature rise to 1.5C. It was the Pacific’s expectation that this would be firmly and irreversibly secured in Glasgow,” Satyendra Prasad, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Fiji to the United Nations in New York told Al Jazeera. It is that simple – period.” In …

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UK PM Boris Johnson Hails Big Step Forward' with COP26 Deal
3 years, 1 month ago

UK PM Boris Johnson Hails Big Step Forward' with COP26 Deal

News 18  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has hailed the deal struck at the end of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow as a big step forward and the first-ever international agreement to phase down the use of coal. His statement followed an agreement between nearly 200 countries on a final communique late on Saturday, which recognises India’s intervention for the world …

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COP26: What’s in the Glasgow Climate Pact?
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26: What’s in the Glasgow Climate Pact?

Al Jazeera  

UK, the host of COP26, says the Glasgow Climate Pact keeps alive hopes of averting the worst impacts of global warming. “But its pulse is weak, and we will only survive if we keep our promises.” Targeting fossil fuels The pact for the first time includes language that asks countries to reduce their reliance on coal and roll back fossil …

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Climate vulnerable in the Global South demand COP26 action
3 years, 1 month ago

Climate vulnerable in the Global South demand COP26 action

Al Jazeera  

Those on the front line of extreme weather say words from world leaders are no longer enough as the climate emergency devastates vulnerable nations. The 55-nation Climate Vulnerable Forum, which advocates for countries in the Global South facing the worst impacts of the climate crisis, told world leaders that words are no longer enough as the climate crisis intensifies. Members …

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World leaders at COP26 will pledge multibillion-dollars to end world's deforestation by 2030
3 years, 1 month ago

World leaders at COP26 will pledge multibillion-dollars to end world's deforestation by 2030

Firstpost  

The signatories include Brazil and Russia, which have been singled out for accelerating deforestation in their territories, as well as the United States, China, Australia and France. World leaders meeting at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow will on Tuesday issue a multibillion-dollar pledge to end deforestation by 2030 but that date is too distant for campaigners who want action …

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As world leaders meet in Glasgow, a look at what COP26 aims to achieve
3 years, 1 month ago

As world leaders meet in Glasgow, a look at what COP26 aims to achieve

Hindustan Times  

Climate activists, environmentalists, world leaders and policymakers from around 200 countries are meeting in Glasgow, Scotland to take part in United Nations' climate summit, the 26th Conference of Parties, to broker a deal to save the planet from impending ecological disaster. A participant walks past a COP26 UN Climate Change Conference' poster on the first day of the COP26 UN …

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'Our last, best hope to keep 1.5 degrees in reach': COP26 President as climate summit opens in Glasgow
3 years, 1 month ago

'Our last, best hope to keep 1.5 degrees in reach': COP26 President as climate summit opens in Glasgow

India TV News  

The newly opened summit remains “our last, best hope to keep 1.5 in reach,” said Alok Sharma, the British government minister chairing the Glasgow talks, known as COP26. India yet to set climate change target India, the world’s third biggest emitter, has yet to follow China, the U.S. and the European Union in setting a target for reaching ‘net zero’ …

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Dutch, Canadian leaders hope for climate progress at G-20
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch, Canadian leaders hope for climate progress at G-20

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Canada and the Netherlands are counting on the weekend Group of 20 summit in Rome to make significant progress toward clinching an acceptable deal at the United Nations climate meeting starting immediately afterward. After a bilateral meeting Friday with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte in The Hague, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that the timing …

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Climate science report ‘critical for success’ of COP26: UN
3 years, 4 months ago

Climate science report ‘critical for success’ of COP26: UN

The Hindu  

Nearly 200 nations started online negotiations on Monday to validate a UN science report that will anchor autumn summits charged with preventing climate catastrophe on a planetary scale. Another milestone since the last IPCC tome: the Paris Agreement has been adopted, with a collective promise to cap the planet’s rising surface temperature at “well below” two degrees Celsius above late-19th …

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